Populations

Adult social care early invention and prevention

The work of Adult Social Care is focused on its related statutory requirements and on delivering South Tyneside Council’s Healthier People priority.

This JSNAA is focused on understanding where resources are best placed to prevent and reduce the number of people in South Tyneside from needing formal social care services.

  • Preventing social care need can be thought of as Primary Prevention: For individuals who have no current health or care and support needs.
  • Reducing social care need can be thought of as Secondary Prevention: More targeted interventions aimed at individuals who have an increased risk of developing needs.

Adult social care early invention and prevention JSNAA

Carers

The role of Unpaid Carers: Unpaid carers are essential for supporting families and the community, contributing an estimated £132 billion annually to the economy.

The number of carers in the UK has increased significantly and they often experience negative impacts on their physical and mental health due to the intensity and demands of their caregiving roles. Young carers face significant challenges, including missing school due to bullying and struggling with mental health issues.

There is a strong demand for more respite services to provide carers with necessary breaks from their care-giving responsibilities.

Carers

Children and young people with Special Educational Needs

This Needs and Assets Assessment aims to describe the current needs of children and young people with SEND in South Tyneside, identify and prioritise gaps in local service provision, and serve as a basis for future commissioning and strategy development.

A child or young person is defined as having special educational needs “if he or she has a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for him or her.” Learning difficulty typically refers to conditions affecting specific areas of learning while learning disability refers to reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with both learning and everyday activities.

Children and young people with Special Educational Needs

Early / family help

Family Help includes services aimed at supporting children and young people before they need statutory intervention, targeting parents/caregivers, children, or whole families to improve outcomes and prevent more serious problems. Key areas of need include behaviours, mental health, disabilities, parental conflict, family dysfunction, poverty, domestic abuse, and housing concerns.

Early / family help

Learning disabilities

Good mental health is crucial for the development of resilience in children and young people, impacting their physical health, academic engagement, and economic independence. Socioeconomic factors, including poverty and deprivation, significantly affect the mental health and well-being of children in South Tyneside.

 South Tyneside offers various support services, including the Healthy Minds Team, Lifecycle, and Kooth, which provide mental health support through schools and digital platforms.

Learning disabilities

Older people

This refresh of the older peoples JSNAA (2024), builds on the previous version undertaken in 2016, explaining why the population is ageing and why this matters.

Whilst for some, ageing can be a heathy and fulfilling time, for others who are at increased at risk this can be a very difficult period in their life.

This refresh builds on the age friendly community’s approach. An age-friendly community is a place that allows people to age well and live a good later life. Somewhere that people can stay living in their homes, participate in the activities they value, and contribute to their communities, for as long as possible.

Older people